Buckle.



. IPATENTED FEB. 26,1907.

D. A. HUFFMAN.

BUCKLE.

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DAvID A. HUFFMAN, or PARIS, ILLINOIS.

BUCKLE.

No. 8a5,642.

Specification of Letters Patent.

,Patented Feb. '26, 1907.

Application filed March 5, 1906. $erial No. 304,319,.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, DAVID A. HUFFMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paris, in the county of Edgar and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved cross-line buckle which is so designed as to enable the short line to be quickly detached from the long line or adjusted to any desired position thereon without the necessity of slipping the long line through the buckle-frame, as is necessary with the types of buckles in common use.

A further object is to simplify the construction of the buckle, so as to enable the same to be manufactured at a very small cost and to accomplish this result without in any manner detracting from the strength and durability of the device.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation ofthe improved buckle. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the buckle-frame.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The buckle-frame comprises, essentially, two side pieces having their opposite ends connected by end bars, one of which is rigidly connected thereto, while the opposite end bar has a detachable connection with one of the side pieces which admits of the long line being readily placed in position.

The numerals 1 and 2 designate the two side pieces, which are" connected at one end by means of the end bar 3. In the present instance'these members are formed from a single piece of wire, the ends of the cross-bar 3 being bent at approximately right angles to form the side pieces. The free end of the side piece 1 is provided with an eye 4, which is preferably somewhat elongated and may be very conveniently formed by bending the end of the wire back upon itself, as shown in the drawings. The free end of the opposite side piece 2 is rovided with a hook 5, which is formed by bending the end of the Wire downwardly and to the rear. flll eend barfi is loosely connected to the side ieces 1 vIandZ and for this purpose is provi ed at its extremities with eyes 7. This end bar is preferably formed of wire similar to that employed in the construction of the, rest of the buckle-frame, the extremities being bent backwardly upon themselves to form the eyes 7. One end of the cross-bar 6 is connected to the side bar 1by means of the eye 4, while the opposite end is connected to-the side piece 2 by means of the hook 5, and it will be readily apparent that by disengaging the end bar from the hook 5 the same can be swung 'aroundso as to permit the long line, which is designated by the numeral 8, to be readily inserted in the buckle-frame. The tongue 9 is mounted upon the end bar 3 in the usual manner and is adapted to engage with the opposite end bar 6 when the buckleframe is in normal position. The short line 10 is attached to the buckle-frame by means of the end bar 3 and is provided with a keeper 11, through which the long line 8 is passed. One end of the keeper '11 is permanently secured to the lower face of the short line 10, while the opposite end is detachably held in position by means of the hook members 12.

This construction admits of the long line being removed from the keeper in a similar manner to that in which it is removed from the buckle-frame.

When the long line 8 is in normal position and a pull is exerted thereon, it will be apparent from the drawings that the said line will engage with the rearWardly-bent portions of the end bar 6 and will prevent the same from turning around so as to assume a suitable position for being detached from the hook 5. It will thus be understood that while the end bar 6 can be readily detached from the hook 5 when desired, any accidental detachment is preiented by the fact that the rearwardly-bent ends of the end bar 6 engage with the long line, as has been described. A sleeve 13 may be mounted upon the end bar 6, if desired, and is held in position by means of the eyes formed at the opposite ends thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is' 1. A buckle comprising a pair of oppositely-disposed side pieces one of which is formed with an eye while the opposite one is formed with a hook, a cross-bar connecting the side pieces, a tongue mounted upon the I which has an eye at one end while the opposengaging the before-mentioned eye upon one sleeve mounted upon the second cross-bar v cross-bar, a second cross-bar connecting the side pieces and having an eye formed at each end thereof, one of said eyes loosely engaging with the before-mentioned eye upon one of the side pieces while the opposite eye has a detachable connection with the beforementioned hook upon the opposite side piece. 2. A buckle comprising side pieces one of site side piece has a hook, a cross-bar connecting the side pieces, a tongue mounted upon the cross-bar, and an end bar having eyes at its extremities, one of the eyes loosely and held in position by the eyes at the extremities thereof.

4. A buckle comprising side pieces, one of which is provided with an eye at one end while the opposite side piece is provided with a hook at one end, a cross-bar connecting the side pieces, a tongue mounted upon the crossbar, and an end bar having its extremities bent to form eyes, by means of which it is loosely connected to the before-mentioned eye upon one of the side pieces and detachably connected to the hook upon the opposite side piece, the eyes at the extremities of the end ,bar normally engaging with the strap to hold the end bar in such a position as to prevent accidental disengagement from the side pieces.

In testimony whereof I a'ffix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID A. HUFFMAN. 

